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RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 242, ex. 001 (P468902)
Official or display, Neo-Assyrian, Babylon · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE
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| Designation | RINAP 5/3, Ashurbanipal 242, ex. 001 |
|---|---|
| ID | P468902 |
| Museum no. | unknown |
| Collection | collection de Clercq |
| Language | Akkadian |
| Period | Neo-Assyrian · c. 911 BCE–612 BCE |
| Genre | Official or display |
| Find spot | Babylon (mod. Bābil) |
| Coordinates | 32.5350, 44.4258 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-H2, 2026-10-18), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| surface a | ||
| 1 | {disz}an-szar2-du3-a _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2_ | Ashurbanipal, great king, strong king king of the world |
| 2 | _lugal kur_ asz-szur _lugal_ kib-rat _limmu2_-ti _lugal-lugal-mesz_ | King of Assyria, king of the four quarters (of the world): kings |
| 3 | _nun_ la sza2-na-an _dumu {disz}an-szar2-szesz-szum2-na_ | unrivalled prince, son of Esarhaddon |
| 4 | _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur | great king, strong king; king of the world, king [of Assyria]; |
| 5 | _szagina_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} _lugal kur-eme-gi7_ u uri{ki} | governor of Babylon, king of the land of Sumer and Akkad. |
| 6 | _dumu dumu_ {disz}{d}sin-szesz-mesz-su _lugal gal lugal_ dan-nu | son of Sennacherib, great king, strong king |
| 7 | _lugal szar2 lugal kur_ asz-szur a-na-ku-ma _en gal_ {d}marduk | King of the world, king of Assyria, I, the great lord, Marduk, |
| 8 | sza2 ina _bala_-e _lugal_ mah-ri ina ma-har _ad_ ba-ni-i-szu2 | in the reign of a previous king, before the father who had engendered him |
| 9 | u2-szi-bu ina qe2-reb bal-til{ki} ina u4-me _bala_-ia | in my reign dwelled in Baltil. |
| 10 | ina ri-sza2-a-ti a-na babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} i-ru-um-ma | in joy entered Babylon and |
| 11 | sat-tuk-ki e2-sag-il2 u _dingir-mesz_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} u2-kin | I established the sattukku of Esagil and the gods of Babylon. |
| 12 | ki-din-nu-u2-tu babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} ak-s,ur# | I secured the security of Babylon. |
| 13 | asz2#-szu2 dan-nu a-na _sig_ la ha-ba-li | Because he is strong, he should not go down to the south. |
| 14 | {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _szesz_ ta-li-me | Gešnu-mugina, brother of Talimu |
| 15 | a-na _lugal_-u2-tu babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} ap-qi2-di | to the kingship of Babylon I appointed. |
| 16 | u3 szi-pir e2-sag-il2# sza2# za-ru-u2-a | and the work on Esagil, which I had completed |
| 17 | la u2#-qa-at-tu-u2 a-na-ku u2-szak#-lil | I completed (it). |
| 18 | ina u4-me-szu2-ma# di-'-a-ni u _bara2#-mesz#_ sza2# si-hir#-ti | At that time, the judgments and the daises of the four quarters |
| 19 | e2-sag-il2# ki-i si#-ma-a-ti-szu2-nu la-bi-ra-a-ti | The E-sagil was built according to their old specifications. |
| 20 | ina asz2-ri-szu2-nu lu-u ad-di a-na szat-ti# {d}marduk _en gal_ | In the future, may Marduk, the great lord, |
| 21 | ep-sze-ti-ia dam-qa-a-ti# ha-di-isz _igi-bar_-ma | Look with pleasure upon my good deeds and |
| 22 | _ti_ u4-me _su3-mesz_ sze-be2-e lit-tu-tu t,u-ub _uzu_ | the life of distant days, a long life, well-being, |
| 23 | u3 hu-ud lib3-bi li-szim szi-ma-ti | and joy of heart may he decree fates. |
| 24 | u3 sza2 {disz}{d}gesz-nu11-mu-gi-na _lugal_ babilax(|DIN.TIR|){ki} | and of Gešnu-mukīn, king of Babylon. |
| 25 | _szesz_ ta-lim-ia u4-me-szu2 li-ri-ku lisz-bi bu-'-a-ri | my beloved brother, may his days be long and may he hear my prayers. |
| 26 | ma-ti-ma ina ah-rat u4-me _nun_ ar-ku-u sza2 ina u4-me _bala_-szu2 | If at any time in the future, during the days of his reign, |
| 27 | szi-pir szu-a-ti in-na-hu an-hu-us-su lu-ud-disz | This work has become dilapidated; I want to repair its dilapidated section(s). |
| 28 | szu-mi3 it-ti _mu_-szu2 lisz-t,ur _mu-sar_-u-a li-mur-ma | May my name with his name be written, may my inscribed object be seen and |
| 29 | _i3-gesz_ lip-szu-usz _{udu}siskur2 bala_-qi2 ina asz2-ri-szu2 lisz-kun | may he anoint him with oil; may a šakku-offering be set in his place. |
| 30 | ik-ri-bi-i-szu2 {d}marduk i-szem-me [sza2] szu-mi3 szat,-ru | Marduk will hear his prayers. Whoever my inscribed name |
| 31 | i-pa-asz2-szi-t,u _mu-sar_-u2-a i-ab-ba-tu | shall erase my inscribed object, |
| 32 | lu-u a-szar-szu2 u2-nak-ka-ru _en gal_ {d}marduk ag-gi-isz | or his place they shall alter, the great lord, Marduk, agish |
| 33 | lik-kil-me-szu2-ma _mu_-szu2 _numun_-szu2 i-na _kur-kur_ li#-hal-liq | May his name and his seed disappear from the lands. |
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